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Lend an Ear to the Past

Explore Ontario’s Archaeology

Welcome to the Museum of Ontario Archaeology. ?We are dedited to enriching the lives of nadians through the creation and dissemination of knowledge about the archaeology of Ontario.

Archaeology brings the stories of how people lived to life. These stories connect us to our shared human heritage and give us a sense of place in the world. At the Museum of Ontario Archaeology (MOA), we believe that archaeology?is first and foremost about people and that by connecting with and sharing our stories we will understand and appreciate each other more.

Last December we announced that the MOA was taking over the
8000 square foot repository formerly operated by Western University. As part of this transfer, the museum has also
taken responsibility for the re of the objects, introducing millions of new
artifacts to the museum’s collections.
These include collections from UWO’s Anthropology department, as well as
hundreds of boxes from cultural resource management firms including ASI, TMHC,
Dr. Poulton, Golder, AECOM, and Amec Foster Wheeler. The museum has also taken
over the responsibility of ring for over 2000 boxes of archaeologil
materials for the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport that were transferred
to the repository in September 2017. These materials are now accessible to Indigenous
communities, and to support interpretation and research taking place at the
museum!

A long row of shelves with labeled green – a peek a repackaged collections in the repository.

Work is underway by collections staff and volunteers to
integrate these with existing collections, and bring all materials up to the
standards of packaging and re for long term storage in the repository. This involves repackaging of collections,
moving archaeologil collections from the museum’s storage area into the new
repository, and completing data entry of artifact and inventory information.